The world's archives

7,345–7,392 of 609,145 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Saloon Bar Feature “Fabulous period piece” “Tight little thriller” “Wonderful ensemble whodunit” “Simply great!” (IMDB reviews quotes). FROM IMDB: “ Against a background of… Internet Archive You and Your Parents 1950 · Film · Subtitles HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT'S CONFLICT W/PARENTS. DICK LEAVES PARENTS ANGRILY & GOES HOME WITH MR. MARTIN WHO COUNSELS DICK ABOUT HOW CHILDREN GROW UP, BUT STILL NEED… Internet Archive Bosko in Person 1933 · Feature Title: Bosko in Person Summary: Bosko and Honey perform a wacky stage act that includes doing imitations of Maurice Chevalier , Greta Garbo and 'Jimmy… Internet Archive Baking Industry, The 1946 · Film · Subtitles Vocational film about careers in baking. Discussion of commercial baking industry. The Baking Industry 02:49:00 CU Lady slicing bread 02:50:30 Bread on an… Internet Archive Ring Around the Moon Feature “A superior movie” “Donald Cook showcase” (IMDB reviews quotes). A compact Depression era romantic drama with a strong cast, sharp dialog, crisp direction and… Internet Archive SWING HOSTESS video quality upgrade Feature “Nice surprise” “Martha Tilton really swings it!” “Hostess with the mostess” “For fans of the liltin’ Miss Tilton” “An absolute Joy” (IMDB reviews quotes).… Internet Archive A Montanha dos Sete Abutres ("Ace In The Hole", 1951) 1951 · Feature Direção de Billy Wilder. Com Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall. Filme com legendas em português. Internet Archive Original Films Of Frank B Gilbreth (Part 2) Film · Subtitles Essentially a summary of work analysis films which were taken by Frank B. Gilbreth between 1910 and 1924 showing a number of industrial operations from which… Internet Archive Pathe News Christmas with Their Cameramen and Crews 'Round the World 1950 · Newsreel · 4 min · Subtitles Newsreel cameramen from around the world wish the audience Merry Christmas. Internet Archive The Capitalist Conspiracy (1969) 1969 · Feature Internet Archive The Hypnotic Eye episode 7 TV · 58 min Episode 7 of Joe Riley's amazing cable access TV show The Hypnotic Eye Produced in the pre-youtube world of 1996. "Donny in Rehab" Mr Eye visits with "Donny"… Internet Archive Picardia Mexicana 2 ( 1980) 1980 · Feature Three truckdriving pals drink a lot and raise hell. Internet Archive The Terminal 2004 Feature The Terminal 2004 Internet Archive Wild Women 1951 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Title: Wild Women Summary: A small safari in Africa is captured by a tribe of white jungle women. Directed by: Norman Dawn Actors: Lewis Wilson, Dana… Internet Archive Man In The Attic (1953,) Jack Palance, Constance Smith - Film Noir 1953 · Feature Man in the Attic is a 1953 mystery film directed by Hugo Fregonese. The movie is based on the 1913 novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes, which… Internet Archive Slipstream (1989) 1989 · Feature In the near future, where Earth has been devastated by man's pollution and giant winds rule the planet, bounty hunter Matt kidnaps a murderer out of the hands… Internet Archive 16 Fathoms Deep (1948) Feature · Subtitles Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr., Arthur Lake, Tanis Chandler "An Arthur Lake Production" Monogram Studios Filmed on location in Florida Although filmed in… Internet Archive Date With Your Family, A 1950 · Film · Subtitles A Date With Your Family, a true suburban horror story, outdoes all other social guidance films by advising kids to do whatever is necessary — even lie — to… Internet Archive Caught Mapping 1940 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles How road maps are drawn, field-checked and printed. Internet Archive Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) Feature Abbott & Costello's version of the famous fairy tale , about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans. Internet Archive O-Kay for Sound 1937 · Feature · 1 h 22 min O-Kay for Sound is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Crazy Gang troupe of comedians. After falling on hard times the… Internet Archive The Fast and the Furious (1954) 1954 · Feature A man wrongly imprisoned for murder breaks out of jail. He wants to clear his name, but with the police pursuing him, he's forced to take a beautiful young… Internet Archive Sing a Song of Six Pants 1947 · Short · 16 min Title: Sing a Song of Six Pants Summary: The stooges are tailors, and are heavily in debt to the Skin & Flint finance company. When the boys read about the… Internet Archive Episode of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" 1952 · TV · 30 min · Subtitles 1952 episode of the classic TV series "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", featuring original commercials. In this episode, Gracie goes to a fortune… Internet Archive Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene Film · Subtitles Narrator: Robert Mitchum. 0:49:17 VS Chicago cityscapes: tracking shot along highway, tracking shot from street, corn-cob apartment buildings 0:49:31 VS… Internet Archive Fish from Hell (Part I) 1945 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Deep-sea fishing adventure. Internet Archive 'Dusty's Trail' - Cavalry's Coming 1973 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Episode "Cavalry's Coming" of the western-sitcom "Dusty's Trail", which was created by the same person as "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch".… Internet Archive Sewing: Pattern Interpretation Film · Subtitles Educational film about using patterns for sewing. Made as a teaching tool for home economic students. This was one of the first films produced by Centron… Internet Archive Beautiful State of Mind: Massachusetts 1970 · Film · Subtitles 10:01:56:23 CU gold statue of a Native American with feather in hair arms outstretched looking up to the sky, camera does quick zoom out shows statue on large… Internet Archive The Mark of Cain 1947 · Feature Title: The Mark of Cain Summary: An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers when she becomes the bride of the younger one.… Internet Archive 1975 Als wär´s von Beckett (No Subtitel) 1975 · Feature Bundesfilmpreis: Filmband in Silber Mit Ila Goldstern und Günter Wolf. Ein authentischer Ehestreit als wär´s ein Theaterstück. The subtitled version can be… Internet Archive Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley (The Frank Sinatra Timex Show) 1960 · TV · 59 min · Subtitles Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley (AKA The Frank Sinatra Timex Show). Broadcast 12th May 1960 Directed by Richard Dunlap Running Order… Internet Archive The Gorilla (1939) Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles When a wealthy man (Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate... Internet Archive The Viking 1931 · Feature · Subtitles https://web.archive.org/web/20230311234736/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Viking_%281931_film%29 For best video and audio quality, use the source file by… Internet Archive Swing High, Swing Low 1937 · Feature Title: Swing High, Swing Low Summary: A singer stranded in Panama moves in with an ex-soldier and his hypochondriac roommate; she and the former fall in love,… Internet Archive Two-Ford Freedom 1956 · Film · Subtitles A Ford advertising film or television commercial. A suburban housewife talks to CAM in her clean kitchen about the benefits of owning two cars; man pulls out… Internet Archive Vintage Cartoon Theater 1930s to 1950s 3 Cartoon These are a few more from my encrypted vaults. Some came from the film restoration project Nashville Office. This one set contains The Lion's Busy, The… Internet Archive Kit Carson 1940 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Title: Kit Carson Summary: Indian fighter, trapper and frontier scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train of settlers from Fort Bridger, along the Oregon Trail… Internet Archive Moontide (1942) Directors: Fritz Lang & Archie Mayo, Featuring Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino 1942 · Feature Moontide is a 1942 American Film Noir directed by Archie Mayo, who took over production after initial director Fritz Lang left the project early in the… Internet Archive The Shiralee 1957 · Feature When Jim Macauley finds his wife with another man, he takes their young daughter and they hit the road. With a young child as his responsibility, he finds he… Internet Archive Birds Of Prey 1930 · Feature A former police commissioner becomes the target of a revenge plot by two men he had helped convict years before. Internet Archive The Biggest Ever Children's TV Collection (Volume 5) 2020 · Cartoon he Ultimate Collection of a bunch of old and new Children's TV Characters bring endless fun of 26 best episodes. 1. Kipper-The Visitor. 2. Mr Men & Little… Internet Archive Thunderbird 6. 1968 1968 · Cartoon Jeff Tracy is driving Brains up the wall by demanding he design a spectacular new rescue vehicle, a Thunderbird 6 , and then constantly rejecting all his… Internet Archive The Art of Sitting 2005 · Short · 1 min The art of sitting (or something like it) is a fun look at unconventional ways of sitting. It plays with human sculpture, performance art, and social taboos. Internet Archive Gossip 1953 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Quirky social guidance film on the negative effects of gossip. (from PA-2323) Internet Archive Bad Moon 1996 1996 · Feature During a trip to Nepal, a photojournalist gets bitten by a werewolf. Upon his arrival back home, and meeting with his estranged sister, the family dog senses… Internet Archive Little Miss Spider 2001 · Cartoon · 2 min ''Little Miss Spider'' is a computer-animated short based on the best-selling book by artist and storyteller David Kirk. For Little Miss Spiders debut as an… Internet Archive The Fighter (1952) Richard Conte, Lee J Cobb 1952 · Feature The Fighter is a 1952 American film noir boxing film starring Richard Conte and Lee J Cobb. It is based on the short story "The Mexican" by Jack London. The…